adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
deftlyadverbUS /ˈdeftli/
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading How fair a prospect of southern England!
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading How fair a prospect of southern England!
fro
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From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
Henfield
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From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
homelinessnoun
having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
How
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From this reading How fair a prospect of southern England!
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
interwovenadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈwoʊvən/
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
loiterverbUS /ˈlɔɪtər/
be about
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
lushadjectiveUS /lʌʃ/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
nursemaids
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From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/
the possibility of future success
From this reading How fair a prospect of southern England!
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
RestlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
southernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading How fair a prospect of southern England!
SussexnounUS /ˈsʌsɪks/
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The grasses are lush, and the hedges are tall and luxuriant.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
waxingnounUS /ˈwæksɪŋ/
the application of wax to a surface
From this reading Land of exquisite homeliness and order; land of town that is country, of country that is town; land of a hundred classes all deftly interwoven and all waxing to one class--England.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Restless boys scramble to and fro, quiet nursemaids loiter, and a vagrant has sat down to rest though the bank is dripping with autumn rain.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Three hundred yards of smooth, broad, white road leading from Henfield, a small town in Sussex.
